Woody Flora of the Diabase, Boyds, Maryland

~ John M. Parrish, April 2004

Family Scientific Name Common Name
PINE FAMILY - Pinaceae Pinus rigida Pitch Pine
Pinus echinata Yellow Pine
Pinus pungens Table Mountain Pine
Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine
CYPRESS FAMILY - Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar
GREENBRIER FAMILY - Smilacaceae Smilax glauca Glaucous Greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia Round-leaved Greenbrier
WILLOW FAMILY - Salicaceae Salix nigra Black Willow
Populus grandidentata Large-toothed Aspen
Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood
WALNUT FAMILY - Juglandaceae Juglans cinerea White Walnut (Butternut)
Juglans nigra Black Walnut
Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory
Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory
Carya ovalis Red Hickory
BIRCH FAMILY - Betulaceae Corylus americana Hazelnut
Carpinus caroliniana Ironwood
Betula nigra River Birch
Alnus serrulata Smooth Alder
BEECH FAMILY - Fagaceae Fagus grandifolia Beech
Quercus alba White Oak
Quercus stellata Post Oak
Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak
Quercus prinoides Dwarf Chinquapin Oak
Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak
Quercus rubra Red Oak
Quercus shumardii Shumard’s Oak
Quercus velutina Black Oak
Quercus palustris Pin Oak
Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak
Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak
ELM FAMILY - Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm
Ulmus americana American Elm
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry
Celtis tenuifolia Dwarf Hackberry
MAGNOLIA FAMILY - Magnoliaceae Morus rubra Red Mulberry
CROWFOOT FAMILY - Ranunculaceae Clematis virginiana Virgin's-bower
MOONSEED FAMILY - Menispermaceae Menispermum canadense Moonseed
CUSTARD-APPLE FAMILY - Annonaceae Asimina triloba Papaw
LAUREL FAMILY - Lauraceae Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar
Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
WITCH HAZEL FAMILY - Hamamelidaceae Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel
PLANE-TREE FAMILY - Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis Sycamore
ROSE FAMILY - Rosaceae Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark
Amelanchier arborea Downy Juneberry
Crataegus uniflora Dwarf Hawthorn
Crataegus intricata Entangled Hawthorn
Rubus flagellaris Northern Dewberry
Rubus occidentalis Black Raspberry
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny Blackberry
Rosa carolina Pasture Rose
Prunus serotina Black Cherry
LEGUME FAMILY - Leguminosae Cercis canadensis Redbud
Robinia pseudo-acacia Black Locust
RUE FAMILY - Rutaceae Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly-ash
CASHEW FAMILY - Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac
Rhus copallina Shining Sumac
Toxicdendron radicans Poison Ivy
HOLLY FAMILY - Aquifoliaceae Ilex opaca American Holly
Ilex verticillata Winterberry Holly
STAFF-TREE FAMILY - Celastraceae Euonymus americanus Strawberry Bush
Celastrus scandens Bittersweet
BLADDERNUT FAMILY - Staphyleaceae Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut
MAPLE FAMILY - Aceraceae Acer rubrum Red Maple
Acer negundo Box Elder
BUCKTHORN FAMILY - Rhamnaceae Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea
VINE FAMILY - Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper
Vitis labrusca Fox Grape
Vitis aestivalis Summer Grape
Vitis vulpina Winter Grape
ST. JOHN'S-WORT FAMILY - Hypericaceae Ascyrum hypericoides St. Andrew’s Cross
Hypericum spathulatum Shrubby St. John’s-wort
SOUR GUM FAMILY - Nyssaceae Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum
DOGWOOD FAMILY - Cornaceae Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood
HEATH FAMILY - Ericaceae Chimaphila maculata Spotted Wintergreen
Chimaphila umbellata Pipsissewa
Rhododendron nudiflorum Pinxter Azalea
Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry
Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry
Vaccinium vacillans Low Blueberry
Vaccinium atrococcum Black Highbush Blueberry
EBONY FAMILY - Ebenaceae Diospyros virginiana Persimmon
OLIVE FAMILY - Oleaceae Fraxinus americana White Ash
Fraxinus pensylvanica Green Ash
Fraxinus nigra Black Ash
Chionanthus virginicus Fringe-tree
BIGNONIA FAMILY Campsis radicans Trumpet-flower
MADDER FAMILY - Rubiaceae Mitchella repens Partridge-berry
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY - Caprifoliaceae Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum Arrow-wood
Viburnum acerfolium Maple-leaved Viburnum
Sambucus canadensis Elderberry

© John M. Parrish, 2004. Used by MNPS with permission. Copies may be made for personal use, but commercial publication is not permitted.